There are several movies-only theatres in the United States which are older than the Minor Theater. And unlike the Minor, the following two listing have been in continuous operation since their respective openings:
1) The Elks Theatre (formerly The Realty Theatre) in Middletown, Pennsylvania which opened on October 24, 1911 found on the web at www.elkstheatremiddletown.com
2) The State Theatre in Boyertown, Pennsylvania which opened in 1913.
The correct spelling is Cattaraugus County, not Cattaragus County. The theatre is also now sometimes known as the Cattaraugus County Living Arts Center.
The Coudersport Theatre was acquired (and saved) in the early 1970’s by John Rigas. According to local legend, Rigas supposedly lived in the theatre when he was trying to make a go of it. At about this time Rigas became one of the first CATV operators in the country as he intoduced cable to his tiny community. The CATV franchise eventually mushroomed into Adelphia Communications. Adelpha for a time had its headquaters for a time adjacent to the Coudersport Theatre.
The Marrietta Theatre is not the longest running theatre in Pennsylvania. It was closed for nearly a decade due to a fire. It is now only open very sporadically. It is currently for sale.
There are several other theatres in PA which had been running continuously and still continue to run such as the Elks in Middletown (1911) (just up the road from Marrietta) and the State in Boyertown (1913.
There are several movies-only theatres in the United States which are older than the Minor Theater. And unlike the Minor, the following two listing have been in continuous operation since their respective openings:
1) The Elks Theatre (formerly The Realty Theatre) in Middletown, Pennsylvania which opened on October 24, 1911 found on the web at www.elkstheatremiddletown.com
2) The State Theatre in Boyertown, Pennsylvania which opened in 1913.
The correct spelling is Cattaraugus County, not Cattaragus County. The theatre is also now sometimes known as the Cattaraugus County Living Arts Center.
The Coudersport Theatre was acquired (and saved) in the early 1970’s by John Rigas. According to local legend, Rigas supposedly lived in the theatre when he was trying to make a go of it. At about this time Rigas became one of the first CATV operators in the country as he intoduced cable to his tiny community. The CATV franchise eventually mushroomed into Adelphia Communications. Adelpha for a time had its headquaters for a time adjacent to the Coudersport Theatre.
The Marrietta Theatre is not the longest running theatre in Pennsylvania. It was closed for nearly a decade due to a fire. It is now only open very sporadically. It is currently for sale.
There are several other theatres in PA which had been running continuously and still continue to run such as the Elks in Middletown (1911) (just up the road from Marrietta) and the State in Boyertown (1913.